Category Archives: State News
Comptroller says payments will stop next month if no budget agreement
Comptroller Leslie Munger said Wednesday that the state will stop paying its bills in July if no budget agreement is reached by next month. (Photo courtesy http://www.ioc.state.il.us) By Jim Anderson/...
Jun 10, 2015
Rauner sees irony in property tax debate as tax freeze fails
Gov. Bruce Rauner has been pushing a property tax freeze as the Illinois House strikes down a separate tax freeze bill. (Photo courtesy IOCI Media Services)By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIE...
Jun 10, 2015
Country Life Music Festival cancelled
By Joe RagusaCHILLICOTHE – The Country Life Music Festival in Chillicothe has been cancelled. The event was scheduled for July 17-19 at Three Sisters Park.Toby Keith and Keith Urban were schedul...
Jun 09, 2015
Hastert pleads not guilty to bank charges
Dennis Hastert has pleaded not guilty to bank fraud charges.(Photo by Doug Bowman/flickr)By Jim AndersonCHICAGO – Former U.S. House speaker Dennis Hastert has pleaded not guilty to charges of st...
Jun 09, 2015
Property tax freeze on agenda as Illinois senators return
Both chambers of the Illinois General Assembly are returning to Springfield to work on a state budget.(WJBC file photo) By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – It’s technically n...
Jun 09, 2015
Hastert set to make first court appearance in hush money case
A woman claiming to be the sister of a man Dennis Hastert sexually abused while at Yorkville High School told ABC News about alleged sexual misconduct. (Photo by Doug Bowman/flickr) By Jim Anderson/Il...
Jun 09, 2015
Using Medicare cuts to fund assistance programs being discussed
Using Medicare cuts to fund assistance programs for workers displaced by international trade is unacceptable, according to Conresswoman Jan Schakowsky. (Flickr/Schakowsky)By IRN/John GregorySPRINGFIEL...
Jun 08, 2015
New bill adds new safety mechanism to prescription bottles
(WJBC file photo)By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – Here's the next generation of the child-proof cap: a cap with a combination lock.State Rep. Mike Zalewski (D-Riverside) has almo...
Jun 08, 2015
Illinois Farm Bureau urges trade promotion authority
The Illinois Farm Bureau is urging the Illinois Congressional delegation to back trade promotion authority. (Photo by ttarasluk/flickr) By John Gregory/Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – Farme...
Jun 08, 2015
Durbin: Not sure President Obama will back military ‘budget trick’ by GOP
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin says he doesn’t know whether President Obama will veto the defense authorization bill over concerns about the source of the extra funding for the military. (Photo courtesy ...
Jun 08, 2015
